Despite coming away from Sunday’s road match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC with a 2-2 tie, Chivas USA center back Carlos Bocanegra was not ready to be simply content with moral victories. The two-time World Cup veteran expressed that the club was frustrated over not closing out the match with three points as opposed to one.

Bocanegra, making his sixth start since signing with the Rojiblancos in July, anchored the back line for 90 minutes but could not help prevent the equalizer from falling in stoppage time to prevent the Goats from recording back-to-back wins and their first-ever victory at Vancouver.

“Obviously we had a good first half,” Bocanegra said. “We were getting all over them and frustrating them. They came out and changed their formation and pushed a lot more guys up front. They gave us some problems but we were holding on and they ended up getting that last one in the end. It’s kind of a heartbreaker.

“We’ve been improving. We want to get out there and be hard to beat, we want to frustrate teams. Obviously Vancouver’s at home, they come out and need to get a win. I think we did a great job, especially in the first half in staying organized and we capitalized on our chances. Second half they changed it up a bit and got a bit more joy. It’s just frustrating because it’s right at the end when we tied.”

The Rojiblancos took a 2-0 lead by the 14th minute on Erick Torres’ second-consecutive two-goal performance and had opportunities in the second half to tally a third score to put away the ‘Caps. The added score could have given the Red-and-White defense a bit more breathing room heading into the final third of the contest. But instead they were called upon to hold off Vancouver’s pressure for the remaining 76 minutes of regulation, which they did a solid job of doing. Yet, it was the added minutes of stoppage time which would prove to be the Goats’ downfall, as WFC knocked in their second goal in the 93rd minute.

“It’s kind of a good thing that we feel like this,” Bocanegra added. “We would have been happy with a tie maybe a few months ago but now we’re [angry] that we let those points slip away and we’re frustrated. It’s good for our team spirit. Unfortunately I’d rather have the two points, and then talk about that later, but it was a bit unfortunate. We’re going in the right direction.”

The Rojiblancos will have to quickly turn the page and prepare for their Wednesday match against Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field to close out their two-game swing to the Pacific Northwest.

The match will be the third and final meeting against Seattle and will be televised in Spanish on MundoFOX 22 beginning at 7 p.m. (PT) and will also be broadcasted in Spanish on W Radio 690 AM.